Masters Sweep-to-Scull Program

Past 2026 Program Details

• Intended athletes: Masters with 1+ year of sweep experience. SCRC membership is required.
  • Click here to become a member of Swan Creek Rowing Club.
• Program fee: $400
• When river and weather conditions permit, and at the coach’s discretion, athletes will complete the flip test component of the Basic Skills Checklist. See this link on how to successfully complete a flip test.
• Program goals: Learn to scull, improve sculling technique, learn river navigation and bowing, complete the SCRC Basic Skills Checklist to graduate to independent sculling in a trainer 1x.

Schedule

• Monday June 1, 2026 to Wednesday August 19, 2026.
  • Monday / Wednesday mornings from 6am to 8am.
• 12 week program – each athlete practices 20 sessions.
• Weeks 1 to 8 (8 weeks) – Athletes practice 2 sessions per week in team boats, starting in quads and progress to doubles. 
• Weeks 9 to 11 (4 weeks) – Athletes practice 1 session per week. Group will be split into two 4-person groups and row once per week, Wednesdays or Fridays. Progress to trainer 1xs, such as Peinert zephyrs, Maas Aero, Maas24 at coaches discretion.
• Practice will be held as river conditions and weather allows. If sessions are cancelled due to weather, they may be made up if it works for the athlete or coach scheduled however it is not guaranteed.

Meet Coach Holland

Holland has been part of the Swan Creek community since 2017, beginning her rowing journey as a youth athlete and then competing at the collegiate level. She rowed with Swan Creek Rowing Club throughout her youth career, graduating in 2022, and also competed for The Hun School of Princeton during her junior and senior years — including bowing the senior double at the Head of the Charles Regatta. She has experience in both sweep and sculling.

After graduating, Holland went on to row at Rutgers University, competing for three years at the Division I Big Ten level. In her Junior year, she helped her crew earn first, second, and third place finishes at the Big Ten Invitational, claimed first at Eastern Sprints, and closed the season with a bronze medal at the Big Ten Championship — all in the 4th Varsity 8. During her time at Rutgers, Holland was also invited to the PR3 Team Selection Camp, a remarkable achievement, though an injury prevented her from attending.

Holland is a US Rowing Level 1 certified coach and has coaching experience at Mercer and Swan Creek. She works with athletes of all ages and abilities — from youth to adult — and is known for her positive, encouraging coaching style and her ability to meet athletes exactly where they are.

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